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>> i agree with president obama we need to have fair and free elections. the justice department and lawyers freed should know fanning out across the country to incidences and filing lawsuits. each state has to figure out how they want to conduct their voting. new york does not allow any same day rentalistration and absentee ballots should be tightened. >> for me success the invitation the supreme court gave to congress to update so areas with recent voting violations are precluded. so it's more effective, efficient and less costly. we need some kind of tranc transparancy. it deters a lot of bad activity. >> the supreme court did not strike down section 5. congress can come up with a new formula. success be measured by the expansion of our democracy. the real problem is people don't vote. i would measure success not as a restriction but an expansion. >> thank you for your time. you can keep the conversation going by logging on to our facebook. thank you for watching. see you shortly. ♪
>> i agree with president obama we need to have fair and free elections. the justice department and lawyers freed should know fanning out across the country to incidences and filing lawsuits. each state has to figure out how they want to conduct their voting. new york does not allow any same day rentalistration and absentee ballots should be tightened. >> for me success the invitation the supreme court gave to congress to update so areas with recent voting violations are precluded....
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still very fired up about obama care. you know, you look at someone like a ted cruz and you think being smart doesn't necessarily lead to common sense. this is a guy who is ivy league educated. he understands this isn't going anywhere. he understands that he doesn't have the votes. he understands they don't have the signatures. i think they have 14 signatures in the senate right now which paints a pretty clear picture about the outcome of all of this. and you're even see governors all around the country, folks that are just like ted cruz that don't like obama care would rather not have it in place. but they recognize that they have to governor a state. and governing a state means making the lives of the people in their state better. even governor rick perry doing such a thing. that's just the reality of it. >> and brewer as well in arizona. >> right. >> you know, joe, you know, my mother used to say common sense isn't that common. look at the fact that this single minded obsession with killing health care is hurting the p
still very fired up about obama care. you know, you look at someone like a ted cruz and you think being smart doesn't necessarily lead to common sense. this is a guy who is ivy league educated. he understands this isn't going anywhere. he understands that he doesn't have the votes. he understands they don't have the signatures. i think they have 14 signatures in the senate right now which paints a pretty clear picture about the outcome of all of this. and you're even see governors all around...
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maybe in 2008 after barack obama had just been elected. but this year there was a sense of we know exactly what we need to do. in particular, a lot of folks were focused on what's going on in north carolina, even people who weren't from the state were talking about the republican overreach in north carolina, the attempts to disenfranchise people there. so it was encouraging to me to see the activism coming out of people. >> yeah, when you think about voting rights, guns, immigration, we definitely feel like we're in crisis. this was definitely an awe-inspiring day. >> and it wasn't just about race. >> no, it was a multiracial movement. i felt connected sort of per pen duckularly to the whole movement. i felt connected backwards to the moment in history. i felt like it was a black political all-star game where everywhere you look there's somebody from some other state. to see my sister mod raiting the whole thing was awesome. it reminded me again it's all about jobs. the lack of jobs. we are at double unemployment of white people. young bla
maybe in 2008 after barack obama had just been elected. but this year there was a sense of we know exactly what we need to do. in particular, a lot of folks were focused on what's going on in north carolina, even people who weren't from the state were talking about the republican overreach in north carolina, the attempts to disenfranchise people there. so it was encouraging to me to see the activism coming out of people. >> yeah, when you think about voting rights, guns, immigration, we...
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captioning sponsored by >> ifill: the obama administration declared today the syrian government did use poison gas on its citizens and the u.s. will hold the assad regime accountable. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, after facing sniper fire, u.n. inspectors arrived at the site of the alleged chemical weapons attack in syria.. we have the latest on the investigation, and look at options on the table for a u.s. response. >> ifill: a massive wildfire near yosemite national park has engulfed more than 200 square miles, threatening key sources of water and power for the city of san francisco. jeffrey brown gets the latest on the dangerous blaze. >> woodruff: we continue our march on washington conversation series, as a father and son reflect on what that event has young people were found with courage and some often radical symptoms, i wouldn't have the >> ifill: and we close with the story of army staff sergeant ty michael carter, who received the nation's highest military honor today for his bravery druing the war on afghanistan. th
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back to "hardball." >>> i can't trust obama. i have read about him, and he is not -- he is not -- he is a -- he is an arab. he is not -- no? >> no, ma'am, no, ma'am. he's a decent family man, citizen, that i just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues. and that's what this campaign is all about. >> welcome back to "hardball" that is republican john mccain in october of 2008, correcting the record for a voter in new hampshire for claiming his then rival senator barack obama was arab. but nearly five years later, mccain's forceful and dismissive response has had little effect on the party he once led. even after president obama's resounding reelection in 2012, republican lawmakers in congress continue to fan the flames of the birther movement. but what is more outrageous is the indifference leaders of the gop itself show towards its rank and file who dishonor the presidency this way. where are the grownups? why do the leaders in this republican party refuse to stand up and put an end to this nonsense the way senat
back to "hardball." >>> i can't trust obama. i have read about him, and he is not -- he is not -- he is a -- he is an arab. he is not -- no? >> no, ma'am, no, ma'am. he's a decent family man, citizen, that i just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues. and that's what this campaign is all about. >> welcome back to "hardball" that is republican john mccain in october of 2008, correcting the record for a voter in new hampshire for claiming...
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ladies,n two of first from edith roosevelt to michelle obama. why on monday nights, starting september 9 at 9:00 we will include the encore presentation tonight of our series. in chantilly, now virginia. we are at a town hall meeting. this is just getting underway. country, people are demanding comprehensive immigration reform and the end of the deportations and distraction of our families. [applause] was in minneapolis, st. paul. the church was full. she bemoaned the fact that more people did not come. frustratedired and and disillusioned. will guess what. example is giving the today. no one has the right to be tired or disillusioned. no one has the right to give up today 1200ht because people will be deported. hundreds of children will be left without a mom or a dad, without a husband or a wife. the fear that permeates our community has to come to an end. do not have a right to be tired. you have a responsibility to fight, to make this a better nation. virginia is giving that example. thank you so much. >> [speaking in spanish] signs we are go
ladies,n two of first from edith roosevelt to michelle obama. why on monday nights, starting september 9 at 9:00 we will include the encore presentation tonight of our series. in chantilly, now virginia. we are at a town hall meeting. this is just getting underway. country, people are demanding comprehensive immigration reform and the end of the deportations and distraction of our families. [applause] was in minneapolis, st. paul. the church was full. she bemoaned the fact that more people did...
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fox business was with first lady michelle obama as she came in to kick off the entire tournament, talking to kids, trying to push the let's move campaign, wanting kids to exercise, move, things like that, but she was addressing the stadium full of children and takes the opportunity to tell the kids, basically, get a job. >> if you want to be good at anything, you have to work at it. i know your parents tell you that all the time, but i want to everyone sis that. if you want to be good at anything, put the work in. you have to show up every day. cheryl: all right. that was the first lady talking about the importance of hard work and dedication. nobody knows that better than the next guest, tony, one of the champions, and i don't even cook, so i'm excited to be next to this man, "top chef" masters, you're at the u.s. open this year, and i got to say, they are upgrading the food. why get involved? >> well, that gives us a chance to do a wine bar, a real one. we wrote a cookbook calledded wine book food, and now it's wine bars, one on the south plaza right behind us and one in the club level.
fox business was with first lady michelle obama as she came in to kick off the entire tournament, talking to kids, trying to push the let's move campaign, wanting kids to exercise, move, things like that, but she was addressing the stadium full of children and takes the opportunity to tell the kids, basically, get a job. >> if you want to be good at anything, you have to work at it. i know your parents tell you that all the time, but i want to everyone sis that. if you want to be good at...
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it was supposed to be a joke among but basically the story as the nfl takes the obama approach to standards, but really what it was, it said every team is going to use the same playbook which basically was clearly an analog with curriculum, notwithstanding. sitting back i said, really, every field is 100 yards, every touchdown is six points, etc. it lets us be clear about what winning and losing is and in that context you can have as much diversity and innovation that you want because everyone is clear about where they are headed. thank you for such a strong and compelling argument for having standards that are high and, in some cases, common, but that common misunderstanding is something that i think is going to be a problem if we don't fix it. >> one thing we found in our polling and we ask the same first question, knowledge about the common core and we get about the same results but then very quickly with just a reef description of the common core, people who did not know nything, the core five, they said it sounds good, 77% and the pole last year says like that should be the goals for o
it was supposed to be a joke among but basically the story as the nfl takes the obama approach to standards, but really what it was, it said every team is going to use the same playbook which basically was clearly an analog with curriculum, notwithstanding. sitting back i said, really, every field is 100 yards, every touchdown is six points, etc. it lets us be clear about what winning and losing is and in that context you can have as much diversity and innovation that you want because everyone...
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obama came in as the president. he wanted the administration to turn away from the middle east, pivoted from the middle east from the foreign policy focus. chuck hagel is having to talk about syria and the middle east. but, the -- i think and i i also think that president obama knows -- this is coloring the decision. because president obama knows to get involved directly in the war in syria, that's it for the rest of the administration. so i think they're being careful about that. i think that he still hopes to yes, lofty goals for the middle east. but he still would like to engineer this pivot away from the region and putting american foreign policy attention elsewhere, primarily in asia. >> before we get to the first caller, sam dagger, "wall street journal," middle east correspondent joining us from syria. mr. dagger, good morning to you. >> i think we've -- i think we may have lost him. all right, we'll go with our caller in yasmine in new york city. on our independent line. >> it's concerning -- it's concerning
obama came in as the president. he wanted the administration to turn away from the middle east, pivoted from the middle east from the foreign policy focus. chuck hagel is having to talk about syria and the middle east. but, the -- i think and i i also think that president obama knows -- this is coloring the decision. because president obama knows to get involved directly in the war in syria, that's it for the rest of the administration. so i think they're being careful about that. i think that...
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why hasn't president obama come out and condemned the killing? you know, to american newspapers, to americans? >> because people get killed in this country all the time. that's sad to say, but it happens. we have gun violence issues. we have crime issues. i think a lot of the conservatives -- this is a disingenuous cry on their behalf to even compare this to trayvon martin. and so the president really doesn't have anything to say. it's a local law enforcement issue. it's not a national security issue. it's just a tragedy, and unfortunately we have to move on because this happens all too often in america. >> but john, the former prime minister of australia came out and had a warning for his fellow countrymen -- don't come to the united states. there's too much gun violence here. >> yeah. yeah, and that is a mark on our nation when, you know, a talented young australian baseball player gets gunned down because the killers say they were bored. but boredom is not an endemic problem in the way that racism is, and it doesn't have the history of violenc
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barack obama is a personal friend of mine. he became my friend in the senate, but that does not mean i agree in any way with what he's doing or how he's doing it. i, quite frankly, think he's in a difficult position he's put himself in. and if it continues, i think we're going to another constitutional crisis in a country in terms of the president. >> [inaudible] >> oh, sure. it's not just his failure to -- look, i will make this point. the rule of law is the one thing that this country has better than anything else. the rest of the world looks at us and says, that's the glue that holds them together. because no matter whether you are poor, a minority, rich, insider, outsider, you have this gentleman in the back who will defend you and make sure that your side of the story gets told. and we have an administration that undermines the rule of law, here's what happens. the next time i add a decision put on the rule of law, gosh, if the administration doesn't have to follow the law and the president doesn't follow the law and the
barack obama is a personal friend of mine. he became my friend in the senate, but that does not mean i agree in any way with what he's doing or how he's doing it. i, quite frankly, think he's in a difficult position he's put himself in. and if it continues, i think we're going to another constitutional crisis in a country in terms of the president. >> [inaudible] >> oh, sure. it's not just his failure to -- look, i will make this point. the rule of law is the one thing that this...
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for obama to say, never mind, we're not going to move, that is not on option at this point. lori: is there an issue with the fact globally oil prices have stablized the domestic energy independent story for the united states is really coming along? maybe this is adding to the apathy and their delay in responding to syria? >> you hear that and the country obviously is weary of war, kids coming home without limbs i understand that. but no, i don't think that our energy independence which is getting closer and closer is the big factor. i think the two big factors are israel. we have to have a presence there because israel is a strong ally and the iranians. if we were to not have a strong presence i think that would send a signal to the iranians just as they're getting close to developing a nuclear bomb. lori: so you don't think a ripple effect through the region is a foregone conclusion? you think we can curb it still? >> yes. the problem is, if assad is forced out in damascus, who% replaces him? who are the good guys? it is very hard to say. is it hezbollah? is it al qaeda? mo
for obama to say, never mind, we're not going to move, that is not on option at this point. lori: is there an issue with the fact globally oil prices have stablized the domestic energy independent story for the united states is really coming along? maybe this is adding to the apathy and their delay in responding to syria? >> you hear that and the country obviously is weary of war, kids coming home without limbs i understand that. but no, i don't think that our energy independence which is...
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as president obama's been talking about recently. there's a whole host of issues. we also need a government that is less hostile towards labor unions which provide key support for people in those middle income professions. >> all right, tim, thank you so much, greatly appreciate it. tim noah. this thursday, "morning joe," way too early, live from detroit, broadcasting from the floor of the ford auto plant. you know, br brian, a lot of it also, got to grow the economy. got to grow the economy back to where it was pre2000. and too often we look at the government for solutions to fix this problem, and i wish it were that simple. the rich are getting richer it the poor are getting poorer. in part because of this i.t. revolution. we've gutted out a middle class. we've gone up to ford. they're a success story but there's not a lot of them. >> this balance between automation and humanity. we were out there. it's amazing to see peep wople might have taken those jobs for granted ten years ago are absolutely thrilled to have a job with benefits. the truth is, i don't know ho
as president obama's been talking about recently. there's a whole host of issues. we also need a government that is less hostile towards labor unions which provide key support for people in those middle income professions. >> all right, tim, thank you so much, greatly appreciate it. tim noah. this thursday, "morning joe," way too early, live from detroit, broadcasting from the floor of the ford auto plant. you know, br brian, a lot of it also, got to grow the economy. got to...
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it is not in the control of president obama obviously. the question who decides where it goes from here is not a unilateral american decision. that's one of the reasons you think hard before you undertake this sort of thing. >> want to read you this quote from william hague, britain's foreign secretary and he says what is happening in the middle east is the most important event so far of the 21st century, even compared to the financial crisis we have been living through and its impact on world affairs. do you share that view? >> i think there is something to that. you cannot see it as just a civil car. it is the proxy war for everybody in the middle east. have you on one side syria and iran and hezbollah and the russians all lined occupy one side and on the other side you have the syrian opposition and saudi arabia, israel to some extent and the u.s. at least in a limited way and essentially everybody else in the middle east. it has become a proxy war that is being fought out between sunnis and shiites and the two axises that exist in the
it is not in the control of president obama obviously. the question who decides where it goes from here is not a unilateral american decision. that's one of the reasons you think hard before you undertake this sort of thing. >> want to read you this quote from william hague, britain's foreign secretary and he says what is happening in the middle east is the most important event so far of the 21st century, even compared to the financial crisis we have been living through and its impact on...